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When You’re Doing Everything Right… and Still Feel Overwhelmed Many survivors carry a quiet belief, even if it’s never spoken aloud: “If I heal enough, life will finally feel easier.” It’s an understandable hope. After years of surviving, adapting, and pushing through, the idea of reaching a calmer, more stable …


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Book Review: No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz — A Compassionate Guide to Healing Through Internal Family Systems Published: 23 November 2023 Author: Richard Schwartz Format: Paperback, 240 pages For many survivors of childhood abuse, the inner world can feel like a battleground — competing emotions, harsh self‑criticism, and long‑standing …


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The Invisible Load: How Survivors Carry Stress Without Realising It I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately — partly because I’m a year on from losing my dad, and I’m still discovering how grief quietly adds to the weight I carry. It doesn’t announce itself. It just settles in, …


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Healing the Anger and Self‑Hatred of “Not Fighting Back” One of the heaviest burdens survivors carry isn’t the abuse itself, but the anger and self‑hatred that grows from what they believe they should have done. “I didn’t fight back.” “I only screamed ‘No’.” “I ran, but not far enough.” “I …


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Internal Boundaries & the Foundations of Self‑Worth Most survivors grow up learning how to protect themselves from the outside world. We become experts at reading danger, anticipating moods, and adjusting ourselves to stay safe. As adults, we often hear about the importance of boundaries — saying no, protecting our time, …


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